Hickox won a victory Friday when a judge in Maine refused to order that she be quarantined for the reason that state. Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose stated in a statement Friday the ‘number one priority is to protect Canadians’ and Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Alexander said the government would work in the ‘needs of Canadians.’ ‘The precautionary measures announced today build on actions we’ve taken to protect the health and basic safety of Canadians here at home. Our government proceeds to monitor the situation in West Africa very closely,’ Alexander stated in a statement. Kevin Menard, a spokesman for Alexander, stated the move is comparable to but a little less restrictive compared to the one the Australian government announced this week. Continue reading →

But, starting in 2016, as more seniors join the Medicare ranks, the deficits will pick up again. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Congressional Spending budget Office Research Warns Of Long-Term Debt Woes In USA The federal government hasn’t defaulted on its obligations and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned Tuesday that Congress must act to increase the debt limit by mid-October but he warned Republicans that President Barack Obama will never go with their demand to derail execution of the new health care rules as part of a measure to fund the government or increase the debt limit . Continue reading →